2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $15,500 in student debt.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
On average, materials engineering graduates from Drexel take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for materials engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Lehigh University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
On average, materials engineering graduates from Lehigh take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #8, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for materials engineering students. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at RPI accumulate an average of around $23,902 in student debt.
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Stony Brook University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
Alfred University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular materials engineering programs. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 235 |
| New York | 158 |
| Maryland | 89 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
Materials Engineering Related Majors
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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